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FROM THE VAULT: Live in New York 1983

In 1983 Iron Maiden released their fourth album Piece of Mind, followed by the magnificent World Piece Tour, a tour that saw the band headline in the US for the first time. Here you can view the band in all their glory filmed at the Nassau Veterans Coliseum, Long Island, New York, 1983.

About the show: Filmed at the 16.000 capacity Nassau Veterans Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, August 25th. Footage of full shows from the World Piece Tour are fairly rare and the actual quality is not that great, but the vibe and intensity of the performance is absolutely incredible. This is proof of the power of Maiden’s early classic era.

Bruce Dickinson is on fire throughout and his in-between song banter is hilarious. It also includes Dave Murray‘s very own take on the national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. Stand-out performances include Where Eagles Dare, To Tame a Land and even The Number of the Beast. You can absolutely tell that this is a band setting out to conquer.

SETLIST:

Where Eagles Dare Sanctuary Wrathchild The Trooper Revelations Flight of Icarus Die With Your Boots On 22 Acacia Avenue The Number of the Beast To Tame Land Guitar Solo Drum Solo Hallowed Be Thy Name Iron Maiden Run to the Hills Drifter

Phantom of the Opera, Still Life and Prowler were dropped from the setlist for the US shows on this tour.

About the World Piece Tour: It kicked off on April the 28th 1983 in Stuttgart, Germany and ended in the same country 139 shows later in Dortmund. That now infamous gig were filmed for German TV and is featured on the The Early Days DVD. The tour was immensely successful and really helped setting up the band as a major concert phenomenon in the States, when the band decided to “throw caution to the wind” and launch a headlining tour despite negative advice.

The World Piece Tour ended with Bruce Dickinson brutally “murdering” band mascot Eddie, by ripping his brains out before Murray smashed his Strat in Eddie’s throat.